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In the Woods, Asher Brown Durand, 1855
Asher Brown Durand, portraitAsher Brown DurandAmerican, 1796–1886

In the Woods

1855 · Painting

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Yes, on view now

Where is “In the Woods” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 759, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room759

Open now· until 9:00 PM

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Accession number
95.13.1

What it shows

Forests

In the catalog

PaintingsOilAmerican paintingRealism19th centuryAmerican

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The Stranded Ship, Asher Brown Durand, 1844

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1844 · National Gallery of Art

The Beeches, Asher Brown Durand, 1845

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1845 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Landscape—Scene from "Thanatopsis", Asher Brown Durand, 1850

Landscape—Scene from "Thanatopsis"

1850 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Trees on a Rocky Hillside

c. 1849 · The Cleveland Museum of Art

Musidora, Asher Brown Durand, 1825

Musidora

1825 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

White Mountains (?), Attributed to Asher Brown Durand, possibly 1825/1830

White Mountains (?)

possibly 1825/1830 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Robert C. Sands, Asher Brown Durand, after Robert Weir, c. 1829

Robert C. Sands

c. 1829 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art

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View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow, Thomas Cole, 1836

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The Oxbow, 1836

Clouds, Thomas Cole, ca. 1838

Thomas Cole

Clouds, ca. 1838

Sketch for View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow), Thomas Cole, 1836

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Sketch for View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow), 1836

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John Frederick Kensett

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Hudson River Scene, John Frederick Kensett, 1857

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On the same theme · Forests

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The Bodmer Oak, Fontainebleau Forest, Claude Monet, 1865

Claude Monet

The Bodmer Oak, Fontainebleau Forest, 1865

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Repast of the Lion, Henri Rousseau, ca. 1907

Henri Rousseau

The Repast of the Lion, ca. 1907

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Hercules and the Nemean Lion, Nicolò Boldrini, after Raphael, c. 1566

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Venus Extracting a Thorn from Her Foot, Marco Dente after Raphael, 1515-1520

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Diana and Actaeon (Diana Surprised in Her Bath), Camille Corot, 1836

Camille Corot

Diana and Actaeon (Diana Surprised in Her Bath), 1836

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Gezicht op de Amstelveenseweg buiten Amsterdam, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1660 - c. 1662

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[Eine Gruppe von Bäumen mit Ausblick; Clump of Trees with a Vista; Le bouquet de bois], Rembrandt, 1652

Rembrandt van Rijn

[Eine Gruppe von Bäumen mit Ausblick; Clump of Trees with a Vista; Le bouquet de bois], 1652

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The Forest, Edvard Munch, 1908/1909

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